The Obamas' White House garden harvests sweet potatoes for the first time

For
those who don't know, some American presidents have had the opportunity
to have their own gardens within the White House though some didn't
grow gardens, but Eleanor Roosevelt, Clinton and now, the Obama's have
their gardens in the White House.

Michelle Obama started her own garden, which is the biggest White House
kitchen garden so far, when her daughters Malia and Sasha were not
receiving nutritious meals. They had been eating out a lot and the
family's pediatrician recommended a diet change. This was revealed in
Michelle Obama's book entitled "American Grown: The story of the White
House Kitchen Garden".

This
year, the kitchen garden, as it is called, for the first time included
orange sweet potato, a root vegetable that is rich in vitamin A that
most Nigerians and
Africans are conversant with. The sweet potato was chosen to highlight its
role in improving the nutrition and health of millions of children and
women throughout Sub-Saharan Africa by providing this essential
nutrient.

Under
First Lady Michelle Obama, the White House kitchen garden has been
expanded and reinvigorated to include a wide range of herbs, fruits, and
vegetables. It serves to educate people, especially children, on the
importance of good nutrition and the role that vegetables and fruits can
play in improving health. The sweet potatoes that were planted in the
garden were provided by North
Carolina State University (NCSU) and include Covington, a variety
developed at NCSU, and Beauregard, a variety developed at Louisiana
State University.

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